Reaction powered toy flying craft

ABSTRACT

A toy craft which is lifted aloft by water jet means. This device includes internal tubes directed to spray nozzles on the underside of the craft and the rate of flow of the water is controlled by valve means and a control box which is placed on the ground and is connected to a water faucet.

United States Patent Gallegos, Sr.

[ 1 REACTION POWERED TOY FLYING CRAFT [72] Inventor: James I. Gallegos,Sr., 10553 Greenway, El Paso, Tex. 79925 [22] Filed: Sept. 9, 1971 [21]Appl.No.: 178,946

[52] U.S. Cl ..239/188, 46/44, 46/74 D, 239/192, 244/12 C, 244/136 [51]Int. Cl. ..B05b 3/00 [58] Field of Search ..239/178, 188,191, 192; 46/74D, 44, l J, 91; 244/12 C, 136

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,634,165 4/1953 Murphy..244/136 X 2,921,743 l/l960 Westover et a1 ..239/188 [is] 3,700,172[451' Oct. 24, 1972 2,954,932 10/1960 Albano ..239/192 X 3,079,7273/1963 Melin ..46/44 X 3,080,676 3/1963 Stanzel ..46/44 X 3,093,9276/1963 Smith ..46/44 X FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 3 1,066,92710/1959 Germany ..46/44 Primary Examiner-M. Henson Wood, Jr. AssistantExaminer-Edwin D. Grant [57] ABSTRACT A toy craft which is lifted aloftby water jet means. This device includes internal tubes directed tospray nozzles on the underside of the craft and the rate of flow of thewater is controlled by valve means and a control box which is placed onthe ground and is connected to a water faucet.

3 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures PATENTEDnbI 24 m2 INVENTOR. JAMES I?GALLEGOS 55 connected at its opposite end to spigot 29. Spigot 29 isopened and the water flows to the valves 24. The valves levers 25 areslowly urged upwards within the slots 26,

Another object of this invention is to provide a toy craft which willsimulate a saucer-like structure which will have leg members for it torest upon when on the ground.

A further object of this invention is to provide a craft of the typedescribed which may hover or travel a distance above the lawn by meansof the spray jets which are controlled by the valves within a controlbox.

A further object of this invention is to provide a toy flying craftwhich will also serve as a means for water? ing the lawn or garden andwith a degree of skill, the operator will be able to steer the craftbetween objects.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a reaction poweredtoy flying craft which is simple inv design, inexpensive to manufacture,rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accom- V panying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention showing the craftairborne;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the craft shown in elevation andseparated from the control box;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the control box unit; and

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 4 shown partly broken away.

According to this invention, a toy flying craft is shown to include acircular lightweight plastic body 11 having a cone-shaped upper portion12 and a base portion 13 to which is secured fixedly in a suitablemanner, a plurality of legs 14 which supports the craft 10 when it is onthe ground.

A bottom cover 15 is secured in place on the base portion 13 by means ofa plurality of spaced apart thus enabling water to travel into theflexible hoses l8 and from there into the tubes 19 and 21.

As water starts to flow air 18 pushed out of the spray jets 22 causing ahissing sound and finally water is forced out of the spray jets 22' andthe resulting reaction force will lift craft 10 upwards.

When the levers are brought all the way up thus opening the valves 24wide open, the craft 10 will rise and will hover. The direction oftravel may be effected by varying the positions of the levers 25 of thevalves placed within the extending portion of tube 27 preventscrewfasteners 16, the cover 15 enabling inspection of the interior of craft10 when desired.

An opening 17 through cover 15 in its center, carries free' flexiblehoses 18, one of each hose 18 being secured to a stationary tube 19.Tubes 19 are coupled by means of couplings 20, to tubes 21 which enableswater to be passed out of the spray nozzles 22 which are spaced apartthrough the base portion 13 of craft 10.

mg particles from entering craft l0 and from time to time, the spray jetnozzles 22 may be cleaned by raiding with a pin of the correct diameter.

What I claim is:

1. A reaction powered toy flying craft, comprising a hollow circularplastic body, a plurality of spaced apart legs carried by the base ofsaid body providing a means of resting said craft upon the ground whenit is not in flight, a plurality of flexible hoses carried by said craftproviding passage means for water into fixed tubes within said body ofsaid craft, jet nozzles carried by said craft enabling water to besprayed out of said craft in order that it will lift from the ground, acontrol box having control valve means for controlling the direction andheight of said craft, lever means carried by said control box providinga means of opening and closing the valves of said control box, covermeans carried by said craft enabling inspection of the interior of saidcraft when desired. 2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein thebase portion of said body of said craft is provided with a plurality ofequally spaced apart spray jets which face downward in order to providethe reaction force for making said craft airborne and said flexiblehoses are secured within the center of said cover and are connected toradially spaced apart tubes which are connected by coupling means toother tubes secured to the jets and the opposite ends of said flexiblehoses extending from said craft are one each, secured to a valve withinsaid control box, said valve being controlled by said movable leverswhich are pivotable upwards and downwards for controlling the amount offorce of the water.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein a garden hose isconnected to a water spigot at one end and the other end is secured to atube mutually connected to said valves to thus supply water to saidcraft and upon raising said levers of said valves simultaneously, saidcraft becomes airborne and by maneuvering said levers said craft may besteered to travel in any direction or all controls may be set evenly sothat it will hover.

1. A reaction powered toy flying craft, comprising a hollow circularplastic body, a plurality of spaced apart legs carried by the base ofsaid body providing a means of resting said craft upon the ground whenit is not in flight, a plurality of flexible hoses carried by said craftproviding passage means for water into fixed tubes within said body ofsaid craft, jet nozzles carried by said craft enabling water to besprayed out of said craft in order that it will lift from the ground, acontrol box having control valve means for controlling the direction andheight of said craft, lever means carried by said control box providinga means of opening and closing the valves of said control box, covermeans carried by said craft enabling inspection of the interior of saidcraft when desired.
 2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein thebase portion of said body of said craft is provided with a plurality ofequally spaced apart spray jets which face downward in order to providethe reaction force for making said craft airborne and said flexiblehoses are secured within the center of said cover and are connected toradially spaced apart tubes which are connected by coupling means toother tubes secured to the jets and the opposite ends of said flexiblehoses extending from said craft are one each, secured to a valve withinsaid control box, said valve being controlled by said movable leverswhich are pivotable upwards and downwards for controlling the amount offorce of the water.
 3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein agarden hose is connected to a water spigot at one end and the other endis secured to a tube mutually connected to said valves to thus supplywater to said craft and upon raising said levers of said valvessimultaneously, said craft becomes airborne and by maneuvering saidlevers said craft may be steered to travel in any direction or allcontrols may be set evenly so that it will hover.